Boys' name · since 1925
Herlin
Herlin has 61 recorded births since 1925 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #20,763 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,824 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 61
- born since 1925
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Herlin is the #9824 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 61 recorded since 1925.
Herlin has 61 recorded births among boys since 1925, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9824 as of the latest data, more common than 29% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1925 to 2025.
- #20,763 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,824 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 61 born since 1925
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Herlin ranks #20,763 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,824 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 61 born since 1925, peaking in the 2000s.
- #20,763 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,824 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 61
- born since 1925
- 2000s
- peak decade
Herlin's 61 recorded births place it above 54.18% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Herlin compares
61 19th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Herlin's all-time total is 83% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Herlin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 61 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 8 | 34 | 22,252 |
Herlin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Herlin's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1936, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Herlin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 101 years of records
Herlin by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (15 births, 25% of the file).
2000s was Herlin's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Herlin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
6 births
- 1930s
1930s
11 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
15 births
- 2010s
2010s
11 births
- 2020s
2020s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 15 births (25% of all-time use).
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What to do with Herlin's data
- Herlin's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (15 total births) through the 2020s (13) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Herlin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~100 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1925–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Herlin draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.